The U.S. is one of the English-speaking countries in the world. In the U. S., people speak English. People in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand also speak English. But American English is different from the English in the UK, or in Australia, for example, to say"去看电影,", people in the U. S. say "to go to the movie theater", while people in the UK say, "to go to the cinema." To say "裤子", people in the U.S. use pants .While people in the UK say "trousers." American people say "sure" while people in the UK say "of course".

1. What are the English-speaking countries?

2. What language do the people in New Zealand speak?

3. To say"去看电影" ,what do the people in the UK, say?

4. To say"裤子" ,what do the people in the US say？

5. When an American boy meets a boy from the UK, do they understand each other？

Most people in the U.S. speak only one language, English. They do not learn to speak a second language. Languages are taught in high schools, but very few students learn to speak well. Why don't Americans speak other languages?

First, most Americans never travel to other countries. The United States is a very large country. Americans can travel a long distance and don’t leave the United States. They do not need to learn a second language.

Second, one of the countries next to the United States is Canada. Most people in Canada speak English. Some Americans live near Canada. They travel there often. But they do not have to learn a new language.

Third, many people in other parts of the world speak English. If Americans travel to other countries, they can speak English there, too.

Some Americans think that it is a mistake to speak only English. They believe it is very important to learn a second language. Maybe someday other Americans will agree. Then more people will speak a second language in the United States.

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（   ）1. The mother language in the U.S.               A. almost everywhere in the world.

（   ）2. Most Americans                                        B. it’s necessary to learn a second

（   ）3. Languages are taught in high schools, language.

（   ）4. Americans can speak English                      C. but very few students learn to

（   ）5. Some Americans think that speak well.        D. is English.

                                                                               E. like to travel in their own country.

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（   ）6. Most Americans never learn to speak __________.

       A. English                                  B. to people in other countries

       C. fluently (流利地)                    D. a second language

（   ）7. Most Americans speak only English because __________.

       A. they can't learn other languages

       B. they never travel to other countries

       C. other languages are not important for them

       D. they don't have language classes in school

（   ）8. In other parts of the world,  __________.

       A. everyone speaks English          B. no one speaks English

       C. many people speak English      D. everyone speaks a second language

（   ）9. Some Americans think it is a mistake to __________.

       A. learn other languages              B. speak only English

       C. travel to other countries          D. go to school

（   ）10. We can know from the passage that most people in Canada__________.

       A. never travel to other countries as Americans

       B. speak only English, too

       C. also speak English

       D. do not like to learn a second language

China is to the      of the U. S and Canada is on the        of the U. S.

A. west, north         B. west, south         C. north, west           D. east, west

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